Leaf Sheep

Ummm...What?
Found this on facebook. I'm always discovering things that I never knew about. Anyone here ever heard of these?

a reply to: Night Star

No, never heard of them before but they sound pretty awesome and look pretty amazing. Apparently.they were only relatively recently discovered in 1993. Thanks for sharing.

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Discovered in 1993 off the coast of the Japanese island Kuroshima, leaf slugs have been found in the waters near Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Costasiella kuroshimae are capable of a chemical process called kleptoplasty, in which they retain the chloroplasts from algae, which they feed on. Absorbing the chloroplasts from algae then enables them to indirectly perform photosynthesis.[5] This ability to perform photosynthesis gives Costasiella kuroshimae their "glow" under water, as they become bioluminescent.

a reply to: Night Star

Great find!

I'd say it looks more like a cow or bull... a very melancholic bull cow.



Beautiful and It glows in the dark, too. Nature never fails to amaze!

Boy, are they weird and they have heads like sheep. Where do they find stuff like that, the one looked like it was covered with sage leafs.

a reply to: Encia22

Steer clear of the second one.

originally posted by: rickymouse
a reply to: Encia22

Steer clear of the second one.

Yep, sure will. I've been told not to trust anything with close-set eyes. 👀

Looks like something out of the movie Trolls for kids...

Amazing life on earth.

Pretty cool. You sort of wonder how they went unnoticed for so long since they seem to be sort of obvious. You have to wonder if everyone who saw them assumed someone else had already discovered them.

Loving all the replies and extra info on these things!
Have to rush out to a Doctors appointment now. Be back later Loves!

a reply to: Night Star

So cute. I wonder what the leaf sheep herders look like?

originally posted by: LookingForABetterLife
a reply to: Night Star

So cute. I wonder what the leaf sheep herders look like?

Ever see ants with their aphids?

So ... maybe the leaf shep herders are like spiny lobsters.

originally posted by: LookingForABetterLife
a reply to: Night Star

So cute. I wonder what the leaf sheep herders look like?

Here you go. I think this little chap is perfect for the job. It only grows to about 5cm compared to the max 1cm of the Leaf Sheep.

I present to you Sebastian, The Fiddler or Violin Crab... One claw to rule them all. 🦀

originally posted by: Encia22

originally posted by: LookingForABetterLife
a reply to: Night Star

So cute. I wonder what the leaf sheep herders look like?

Here you go. I think this little chap is perfect for the job. It only grows to about 5cm compared to the max 1cm of the Leaf Sheep.

I present to you Sebastian, The Fiddler or Violin Crab... One claw to rule them all. 🦀

Guess I need to go out and buy Sebastian a sheep herder hat now.

originally posted by: rickymouse
Steer clear of the second one.

Ewe bet'cha.

a reply to: Night Star

Isn't nature wonderful.

I sort of want one as a pet.

Cover it all in ponzu.

originally posted by: chr0naut
a reply to: Night Star

Isn't nature wonderful.

I sort of want one as a pet.

Nano reef setup ... you might be able to.

a reply to: Encia22

I present to you Sebastian, The Fiddler or Violin Crab... One claw to rule them all. 🦀

Bahahaha! Cute little fellow.

a reply to: chr0naut

Nature is wild and wondrous.
If you get one for a pet, I want to see your set up.

a reply to: LookingForABetterLife

HA! Does he need a staff and a dog too? Some kind of underwater creature could take the dogs place pehaps.